Places cmcsteph Wants to Go

Artifacts fill the old headquarters of the hugely influential political movement to ban alcohol in the United States.

Inside, ancient treasures. Outside, modern contradictions.

The heroic sled dog of the 1925 serum run is preserved in taxidermy.

This futuristic folk sculpture park sits along a peaceful stretch of rural North Carolina roadway.

A sculptor's dream castle turned fantastical ruin.

On this island, you suck away your garbage via an elaborate pneumatic tube system.

Manhattan and the Bronx have been playing tug-of-war over this former island neighborhood for more than a century.

This impressive mansion in Vinegar Hill has some mysterious details in its architecture.

Surrounded by low rise buildings and partially converted into an auto body shop, this marble archway is the only vestige of a forgotten Manhattan estate.

This outdoor gallery of sculptures along the East River was once a landfill.

This castle-like building in Manhattan helped destigmatize cancer in the 19th century.

Join in a Seance at the Swedenborgian Church.

Rat sculptures try to infiltrate the Graybar Building in an architectural tribute to New York City's nautical history.

You don't have to be an ambassador to dine like one.

Phil Mortillaro uses keys to bring art back to the Village.

The beautiful tunnel that ran from the lobby to Penn Station is still hidden underneath 34th Street.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

The famous 102-year-old circus elephant was struck and killed by lightning.

A classic carnival ride that was carved to be untouchable.

A park to honor all U.S. Armed Forces veterans, and Emporia's status as the founding city of Veterans Day.

Twelve unique carved plaques across Humboldt tell a story of the ingenuity and bravery of ordinary citizens during the city's burning.

A preserved relic of the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair and a center of Swedish American Culture.

This historic Ellinwood hotel is also home to underground tunnels that were a popular haunt during Prohibition.

This vivid painted ceramic sculpture evokes the expansiveness of the prairie sky.